Blog/Commentary
My latest piece in Wealth Management: Navigating Difficult Conversations with Clients About 'Woke Investing' | Wealth Management
ESG investing isn’t political. It’s about picking companies and industries that are going to be leaders in a new, cleaner and more inclusive economy, writes Earth Equity Advisors' director of sustainable investing.
Politics
How Harlan Crow Cut His Taxes With Clarence Thomas Cruises — ProPublica
In lavishing gifts on the Supreme Court justice, the billionaire GOP donor may have violated tax laws, according to tax experts.
Climate Change
Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Despite extreme heat and weather in the US, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear. There’s a psychological reason for it
Warming Could Push the Atlantic Past a ‘Tipping Point’ This Century - The New York Times
Warming Could Push the Atlantic Past a ‘Tipping Point’ This CenturyOcean Currents in the Atlantic Could Slow by Century’s End, Research Shows
Health/Biotech
Doctors who put lives at risk with covid misinformation rarely punished - The Washington Post
Medical boards received more than 480 complaints related to covid misinformation. A Washington Post investigation found at least 20 doctors have been punished.
Science
It’s Alive! Worms Revived After 46,000 Years in Siberian Permafrost - WSJ
The half-dozen creatures, a type of nematode or roundworm, were last awake when Neanderthals and woolly mammoths roamed the Earth.
Environment
In Colorado, liability fears block hikers' access to iconic mountains - The Washington Post
Conflicts over public access to wilderness have long divided the West. The twist here: Landowners are closing trails despite wanting to see hikers on them.
Culture
Was the Rolled-Up Painting in the Dog Walker’s Closet Worth Millions? - The New York Times
The dog walker thought so. Sotheby’s planned the auction — at first.
Sinead O’Connor Mourned in Irish Mountain Village Where She Once Lived - The New York Times
For three years, the singer, who died this week, found simplicity and happiness in a mountain sanctuary where she was just another neighbor.